From d45bee51190e747c5f6b6e1c37deed69b39e19ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Dr. Mia von Steinkirch" <1130416+F4DELEGATECALL@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 17:42:47 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=8D=A6=20add=20some=20basic=20shit=20on?= =?UTF-8?q?=20liquidations?= MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit --- liquidations/README.md | 13 +++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+) diff --git a/liquidations/README.md b/liquidations/README.md index 911e282..bf87c80 100644 --- a/liquidations/README.md +++ b/liquidations/README.md @@ -13,3 +13,16 @@ * If liquidated, the borrower usually has to pay a hefty liquidation fee, some of which goes to the liquidator (where the MEV opportunity comes in). * Searchers compete to parse blockchain data as fast as possible to determine which borrowers can be liquidated and be the first to submit a liquidation transaction and collect the liquidation fee. + +
+ +### strategy 1 + +* A detects a liquidation opportuniy at block B (after the execution of B). Then, A issues a liquidation transaction T, which is expected to be mined in the next block, B+1. +* A attempts to destructively front-run other competing liquidators by setting high transactions fees for their liquidation transaction T. + +
+ +### strategy 2 + +* A observes a transaction T, which will create a liquidation opportunity (e.g., an oracle price update transaction which will render a collaterized debit liquidatable). A then back-runs T with a liquidation transaction Ti to avoid the transation fee bidding competition.